Châteauneuf-du-Pape White Rhone Blend

This was one of those surprise finds one sometimes has in the cellar. I only have the one bottle. Made from roughly equal quantities of all 6 permitted white varieties, Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc, Clairette, Roussanne, Picpoul and Picardin fermented cool and kept on lees for 5 months, no malolactic. Initial notes of tangerine and pear. I don’t get tropical fruit like some reviewers have said. A waxy texture, mandarin/tangerine and very ripe grapefruit - low acid - developing nutty notes. Rhone whites are always an adventure - remains delicious.

Textured and powerful. We should all drink more CDP blanc #cdp

Trop d alcool gras mais il manque vraiment beaucoup d élément pour en faire un grand vin

Nez fruit blanc et anis
Bouche fraîche et grasse belle amertume
Beau vin mais simple

Gorgeous wine on a gorgeous day on the Tuscan coast! Does not get any better!

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